North Wales parkrun group trip to Dublin report from Saturday 11th April.

*Event organiser Dave Munday (*second from the right) with his North Wales group at the Father Collins parkrun near Dublin last Saturday.

North Wales parkrun group trip to Dublin report from Saturday 11th April 2026...

Special update from Dave Munday – the trip organiser - and the editor from parkrun North Wales.

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*Flying the flag (*above) for North Wales with a group including people who have competed all the regional parkruns, and (*below right) Andrew and Nan Roberts pictured at the Malahide parkrun.

It was an early start as the ferry left Holyhead at 4a.m! The smiling faces from the parkrun tourists started to arrive and we were all in high spirits as we boarded the ferry and found somewhere to get our heads down for a few hours’ sleep, before we arrived in Dublin at 7am.

Different groups were heading to different parkruns with Fairview, Father Collins and Malahide being the main three that people were heading towards.

I was with another eleven, who headed up to Father Collins parkrun, which was just a short train journey on the DART after getting the bus from the port, all costing less than 10 euros per person.

We arrived a good 40 mins before the 9.30am start, this gave us plenty of time to get changed, use the public toilets on site and warm up. The set-up team arrived after us and before we knew it, we had some photos with the parkrun sign, listened to the briefing and we were off.

A great parkrun, two laps of a lovely park, with the locals very enthusiastic about the North Wales visitors. A fast course and some great personal results on the day from our group.

*Celebrations back in a Dublin pub after completing their various parkruns.

Then it was back into Dublin for a few drinks and breakfast before we were back on the ferry for the 4.30pm return to Holyhead. A great, fun day with a great bunch of people.  It won’t be long before we go again!

Just to mention, this is £12 return on the ferry which makes it a great chance to get over to Dublin and complete one of the 21 parkruns. All of which, are within reach of the port, with a bit of planning before you set off.

*This is a link to Dave Munday's - parkrun North Wales Facebook site:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2193251831088739

*The North Wales parkrun group on their way home after completing a very enjoyable day out in Dublin.